[quote]lift206 wrote:
[quote]tylerkeen42 wrote:
I normally compete at 181 and weigh about 195 so for me personally it’s definitely possible but different people react differently to water cutting. I’m not really sure as to what people are saying about slowing down progress as when I cut it only takes a week and you shouldn’t really be making much if any progress the week before a meet. Could someone correct me if I’m wrong?[/quote]
Yeah you’re right, I was thinking of a 2 hour weigh-in where his best bet would be to lose fat to get closer to 181. If he decides to compete at 181 then he’ll still have to remain close to his current weight so it’s not too big of a water cut. If he decides to compete at 198 then he can eat as much as he needs to recover so the gains may be slightly faster if everything else is in order. If the USPA Worlds has a 24 hour weigh-in then he could do the cut this time for practice but I still suggest not to do it for a first meet and to do it for a meet in between.[/quote]
What I was going to suggest was to find a week, be it either a deload or ideally a week off, and try it then and see how it feels. It’s a horrible idea to try something in a meet situation you’ve never done before. So that way he can do it and see how his body reacts personally.
Also, wouldn’t really suggest cutting weight for someone else unless they’re looking at records. But I was trying to give him advice from my perspective, and to me if your body allows you to cut weight and you have a 24 hour weigh-in your just half assing it IMO. Granted I tend to be “a bit” competitive…